Effective mental health response to catastrophic events: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina

Family and Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-22

  Hoffpauir, Susan A ^a   Woodruff, L Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b Arkansas State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophic events; Disaster; Disaster response protocols; Mental health; Traumatic response

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ARKANSAS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; SOCIAL WORK; STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349049948     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000304064.02454.e8     Document Type: Article

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